George(on being labelled 'screamo'): I have embraced it more (now), but for a long time it was like a four-letter word, and I think it has to do with the fact that there are a lot of screamo bands that are f****in' turning this into hair metal.
What was it like to learn that the video for Accidents was being used as a training manual of sorts for Emergency Response Units? George: What I think we should do is I think we should make a police video that is really nice to the cops, and then we’ll be above the law, man! We can do whatever the f*** we want, kill homeless people with a hammer...
Alexisonfire's single releases are as follows: Pulmonary Archery Counterparts and Number Them Waterwings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas) Accidents No Transitory Hey, It's Your Funeral Mama This Could Be Anywhere in the World Boiled Frogs Rough Hands
Alexisonfire toured Australia in May 2007.
Touring with Moneen, Alexisonfire and Moneen have released an EP (Split EP). Each band covers 3 songs of the other and have 1 original song each.
Alexisonfire's sophomore album 'Watch Out' became Gold in Canada.
Alexisonfire is the first "hardcore" band to be #1 on MuchMusic's 'Powershift'.
Alexisonfire was formed in late 2001 after a three-band break up.
Alexisonfire won a 'VideoFACT' award at the MuchMusic Video Awards in 2004.
Jesse Ingelevics is no longer the drummer, as he is replaced by Jordan "Ratbeard" Hastings.
The band named themselves 'Alexisonfire' after the world's only lactating contortionist.
At the 2005 Juno awards, Alexisonfire won the "New Group of the Year" award. In 2007 they were nominated for "Group of the Year."
Lead vocalist Dallas Green has released an album called "Sometimes" under the name of City and Colour.
Discography: Alexisonfire (Equal Vision) 2003 Watch Out! (Equal Vision) 2004 Split EP (Vagrant) 2005 Crisis (Vagrant) 2006
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